Newton Minow will always be remembered for a 1961 speech in which he described television as a “vast wasteland.” However, late in life he became less concerned about TV’s wastefulness and more troubled by its very vastness. The legendary former FCC chairman knew a thing or two about television, having studied it for most of […]

By now, you’ve probably seen the chilling video showing the murder (yes that what it was) of Jordan Neely, a 24-year old New York man killed on the subway by a former Marine named Daniel Perry. Reaction to the murder has been polarized and complex.  Many progressives, such as Reps. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez and Jamaal […]

In its infinite wisdom – or lack thereof – Congress recently gave the U.S. Internal Revenue Service $80 billion in new funding as part of the Inflation Reduction Act before the agency had a plan for spending it. It’s typical for Washington to do things that way – provide the funding first, figure out how […]